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Old 17th March 2008, 19:01   #451 (permalink)
jasonrh
 
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Originally Posted by Don't Kill Bill View Post
I just remember the "its the economy stupid" comments getting Clinton's ball rolling.The economic data we get about the US on the news over here makes it look like a pretty grim run up to an election.
John Kerry claimed in 2004 that we had "the worst economy since the Great Depression". Chuck Shumer (a very high profile Hillary Clinton supporter) has compared Bush to Herbert Hoover.

This is a key element of the Democratic Playbook against an incumbent Republican, although for once there is actually a great deal of cause for concern.
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